Kitchen utensil



H. BEHR.

KITCHEN UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FlLED- JULY 1. 1921.

- PatentedSept. .20, 1921.

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' employed for pitting cherries.

UNI-TED STA ESi PATENT OFFICE.

HENRIETTA BEHR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

.-KITCHEN UTENSIL.

Be it known that I, I'IENRIETTA BEHR a citizen of. Germany residing atthe city of Philadelphia,. county of Philadelphia; and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Kitchen Utensil ofwhich thefollowingis a specification.

This invention generally stated relates to kitchen utensils and has moreespecial relation to a device of this kind which be The ltading obI'ctof the present inven tion'may be said to residein the providing of asimple and inexpensive form ofjdevice calculated to be held in one handof the operator to enable the new to stone cherries in a rapid andeflicient manner. Other and further objects relate to the provision ofgeneral details of construction and arrangement and combination of partsfor attaining the results sought by said leading object.

The invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described andfinally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part thereof in which Figure 1,is a perspective view of a device embodying features of the presentinvention and illustrating the manner of using same.

Fig. 2 is a centralsectional view thereof.

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view illustrating plunger locking means, and p7 Fig. 4-, is a similar view illustrating a detail of construction ofthe plunger.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred byme, since'the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results,v although it isto be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as hereinshown and described.

In the drawings 10 designates a barrel the lower end of which isinteriorly provided with an annular shoulder 11 and the upper end ofwhich is exteriorly provided with a lug 12. Slidable through barrel 10is a Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Sept 20, 1921.Application filed Ju i, 1921. Serial Nb. 481,743.

plunger 13 provided at its top with an annularo thumb-piece 14:.Intermediate the top andbottom of said plunger is a projection which maybe a pin 15 driven through the plunger. Coiled around the plungerbetween said projection and shoulder 11 of barrel 10 is a spiral spring16. In order to secure the spring pressed plunger against accidentaldisplacement a cap 17 having an inverted L-shaped slot 18 is fitted overthe barrel-v top and caused to engage lug 12 thereon bayonet-jointfashion. The lower end of theplunger is slightly concaved as at 19 andslitted as at 20. The concaved and slitted portions serveto provide aplurality of annular cutting edges and the concaved portion serves toprovide a socket for engaging over and impelling a cherry-stone downwardthrough the fruit. Fixed to barrel 10 is an arm of angular formation sothat it extends first at right angles to the barrel as at 21, then inparallelism therewith as at 22 and terminates in a part 23 which curvesin a direction toward and below the barrel. Carriedby the curved end ofsaid arm is a dish-shaped receptacle 24 having an aperture 25therethrough in alinement with plunger 13. Fixed to barrel 10intermediate the above described arm and cap 17 is a finger-piece 26which extends laterally upon each side of the barrel. The ends of thefinger-piece are slightly curved downwardly to more readily accommodatethe fingers of the user.

In practice the user holds the device in one hand and operates theplunger thereof with the thumb employing the other hand for placing thefruit to be pitted within receptacle 24. In. use the index finger and Ihave in the present instance shown and described'the preferredembodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, it is to be understood that the same issusceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvanta es. 1

Vhat I claim is 1. A device of the character stated comprising a barrelprovided with a fingerpiece, a'spring-pressed plunger mounted withinsaid barrel one end of which is provided with a thumb piece and theother end with a fruit penetrating and stone impelling portion and adish-shaped receptacle carried by said barrel which receptacle isprovided with an aperture in alinement with said plunger. j

2. A device of the character stated comprising a barrel provided with afingerpiece, a spring pressed plunger mounted within said barrel one endof which is provided with a thumb-piece and the other end with a fruitpenetrating and stone impelling portion, a dish-shaped receptacle havingan apertured bottom carried by said barrel and a cap having abayonet-joint connection with said barrel for maintaining said plungerin position. V

3. A device of the character stated comhaving an apertured bottomcarried by the.

curved end of said arm.

4. A device of the character stated comprising a barrel provided with afinger-piece, a plunger mounted within the barrel'one end of which isprovided with a thumb piece and the other end with a fruit penctratingand stone impelling portion, a spring within said barrel and coiledaround said plunger for returning said plunger to normal position and adish-shapedrecepta'cle having an apertured bottom carriedrby saidbarrel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name. a

HENRIETTA BEHR.

